2015 Ayn Rand Anthem Essay Contest

Same thing happened to me when I called. Probably not worth leaving a message…

Maybe we will find out Monday then.

thanks! @VanillaBean22 I did end up calling back and leaving a message but there has been no reply :confused:

I left a message as well but he called back a few minutes later. I know the office closes at 5:00 so that might be what’s up right now

I left mine 40 minutes ago so it doesn’t make sense

Alright I got in contact with him. He said that we were supposed to find out today, but “it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen” since it was almost 5, so we’re going to find out Monday.

It really sucks that we have to wait another couple days… Lol.

@ALibertarian Yeah, and I can imagine the people at ARI staying not a minute past 5 in the name of individual liberty lol

Have any of you guys gotten an email yet?

No.

I’ve called them twice and the guy said we were supposed to have received them already, but that there “must’ve been some kind of problem getting them out” and then transferred me to the student outreach coordinator who sent me straight to voicemail. I also emailed them, but no reply there either.

Are you are kidding? This is becoming absurd now.

This is #gettingridiculous

Ya I know, I’m getting very frustrated. I left the outreach coordinator two voicemails with my number, and he still hasn’t called back.

Location: ARI headquarters. Time: 11:47 AM. Emails are still not being sent out. Consequently, employees are still too stubborn to call in technical support. They are perfectly capable of handling it themselves. They don’t need any shudder… assistance.

“Any man who is afraid of hiring the best ability he can find, is a cheat who’s in a business where he doesn’t belong.” – Ayn Rand from Atlas Shrugged

yes I know and I understand that my scenario doesn’t line up with her philosophy at all. it’s just sort of fun to parody people’s ignorant perceptions of that philosophy

Well, I think there can be no dispute that their communication has been poor. If they knew the announcement of the winners was going to be delayed for whatever reasons, they could have posted a notice on their website. Secondly, their e-mail is definitely working since my daughter has been getting their regular mailings (including today), so they also could have sent out a mass mailing.

Ya, the guy Stewart told me that we should have already received the emails, but clearly that hasn’t been the case.

OK, daughter just got a response from outreach coordinator from the e-mail she sent. He says all winners were already notified.

So if we haven’t received any message then we didn’t win anything?